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I love this quote… And what is courage? I quoted this line to myself as I went into an interview last week. I quoted this to my little charge as she fell off a balance beam last September. I whispered it to the little one I watch who bumped into a wall in her endeavor to run on her tip-toes yesterday. So what is it that I am whispering to those children as they grow? What am I telling myself as I walk into brave new worlds? And so began my pondering of the meaning of courage. Here is my feeble gathering of it’s vast definition…

Courage is acting upon truth with conviction. It is standing when you believe you should stand, though your legs threaten to fail beneath you. It is loving when you know it is right, even when your mind is screaming anger and hate. Courage is the roar of a lion in the barren Sahara. Courage is a mother who allows her child to run, and encourages them to try again as they fall. Courage is the child who swims farther then their feet can touch the sand. Courage is as love, an action over a feeling. Courage is the noun created to give meaning to a verb that is too extraordinary for description.

So, what is it that I mean when I repeat, “Courage, dear heart.” I mean to embrace the belief and conviction inside of you. Feel that belief like the lion feels the beginning of a roar tickling their throat. Courage dear heart, you were made to roar.

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Just your every day chai drinking, oil using, book reading, autumn loving girl looking for beauty in the ordinary. Figuring out intentionality and slow living in this fast paced world. And constantly searching for the best gluten free bread.